North Carolina Traffic Stop Statistics

In April 1999, the state legislature passed Senate Bill 76 which required traffic stop statistics be collected for State
law enforcement officers effective as of January 1, 2000.
The General Assembly later expanded this requirement to include local law enforcement officers employed by all 100
county Sheriffs' Offices and almost all police departments effective as of January 1, 2002.
The legislation was enacted into law as NCGS 114-10.01.
In August 2009, the law was amended with two new sections which became effective on January 1, 2010.
The amended statute can be
reviewed here.

Please note that Traffic Stop Statistics will be
available to the public 30 days after the close of the prior month.
Also note that an agency's traffic stop data may be low or non-existent for
any given month due to the nature of that agency's law enforcement
responsibilities.

Drivers and Passengers Searched by Sex,
Race and Ethnicity- Displays
statistics based on Subject Searched (Driver, Passenger 1, Passenger 2,
Passenger 3, and Passenger 4); by Sex, Race, and Ethnicity. This report
will give the total searched, total stopped and percentage of people
searched.

Enforcement Action Taken by Driver's Age - Displays statistics based on Enforcement Action
Taken (Verbal Warning, Written Warning, Citation Issued, On-View Arrest,
or No Action Taken); by Driver's Age (Broken down by: Under 20,
20-24, 25-29, 30-34, 35-39, 40-49, 50-59, and over 59).

Enforcement Action Taken by Driver's Sex,
Race, and Ethnicity- Displays
statistics based on Enforcement Action Taken (Verbal Warning, Written
Warning, Citation Issued, On-View Arrest, or No Action Taken); by
Driver's Sex, Race and Ethnicity.